"So, we're good now?" Mana asked Raven. "We can start getting ready for the banquet?"
Raven sighed, but nodded, giving his assent to Mana. Not that he would ever be able to hold off anything which Mana really wanted anyway, he thought wryly to himself.
Mana rewarded her young fiancé with a bright smile and a kiss on his cheek. "Thank you," she said happily. "You are really the best!'
Raven could only shake his head helplessly and flash her a smile of his own.
And thus, the two of them appeared at the banquet in the evening, looking perfectly healthy as pretty as dolls.
Jules and Bella were visibly relieved at seeing that Mana and Raven were all right.
"How are you feeling?" Jules asked Mana in a low voice as soon as she sat down.
"Perfectly fine," Mana replied. "Don't worry so much, Big Brother. Otherwise you'll ruin your handsome face," she added with a grin.
